Two suspects shot dead in ‘encounter’

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KARACHI: Police on Monday claimed to have killed two suspected robbers in an ‘encounter’ off the Superhighway.

Three suspects allegedly looted cash and other valuables from a citizen near Al-Noor Society and were trying to flee when a patrolling police party reached there.

In an ensuing encounter, two unknown suspects were killed while the third one escaped, a police spokesperson said.

The incident occurred at around 10:05pm in the SITE Superhighway Indu­strial Area, a police spokesperson said.

Published in Dawn, December 26th, 2017

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